Update/Open: Traffic fatality results in closure of Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea near Mile 7

Update: 10:52 p.m., April 5, 2024

A 79-year-old Lahaina woman suffered fatal injuries in a motor vehicle collision on the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea Friday afternoon. The full update is posted at the following LINK.

Update: 6:25 p.m., April 5, 2024

The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now open in both directions as of 6:25 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024. The road was closed for an extended period earlier this afternoon due to a fatal motor vehicle accident in the Māʻalaea area near Mile 7.

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Maui police have closed the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Māʻalaea near Mile 7 due to a fatal motor vehicle accident. Police issued a road closure notification at around 4:20 p.m., saying the Highway is closed at the Scenic Lookout on the Lahiana side, and at Kapoli Street near the Maui Golf and Sports Park in Māʻalaea on the Wailuku side. Maui police say traffic is being turned around. There is no estimated time on when the road will reopen.